• List of Recommended Books by Topics
• Go to Faith Tool Box Page Library for a list of all our current book & video holdings at Peace

• Official Publishing House of the ELCA
• Website: www.augsburgfortress.org
• Here are some Lenten seasonal suggestions available from Augsburg Fortress:

Lenten Books

Children & Family

• Family Countdown to Easter, Debbie Trafton O'Neal

  Before and After Easter, Debbie Trafton O'Neal

Adult Study

• Martin Luther's Easter Book, Roland H. Bainton

  Journeying through Lent with Mark, Gregory Weyrauch

  The Seven Last Words of Christ, Judith Mattison

Youth & Family Institute of Augsburg College

• This Institute is responsible in the last decade for publishing a variety of excellent resources. Here are a list by topic of some of the books we can recommend which are available from their website: www.youthfamilyinstitute.com

Baptism (Children & Family)

• Water, Come Down! The Day You Were Baptized, Walter Wangerin, Jr.

  God Chose You, Julie Dietrich

  Parents and Grandparents as Spiritual Guides, Betty Shannon Cloyd

Prayer (Children & Family)

• Twilight Verses, Moonlight Rhymes, Mary Joslin

  Now I Lay Me Down to Sleep: Action Prayers, Poems and Songs for Bedtime, Debbie Trafton O'Neal

Dear God: Prayers for Families with Children, Kathleen Finley

Prayer (Adults)

• The Pocket Guide to Prayer, Gary Edgeberg

• The Little Book of Prayer, Richard A. Hasler

• A Whirlwind of Ash: Daily Lenten Reflections & Psalms Prayers by Joseph Juknialis

• A Moment with God for Graduates

• Prayers for the Road: Psalm meditations for College Students By Thomas W. Currie III

• A Prayer book for Husbands and Wives Ruthanne and Walter Wangerin, Jr.

This rich collection of read-aloud prayers on multiple subjects deserves a place in the home of every couple who is serious about cultivating spiritual intimacy.

• A Moment with God for Single Parents

• A Moment with God for Men

Communion (Children & Family)

• "I Am Always With You," Jesus Promises in the Lord's Supper, Marie Sundet

• A Place for You ( Communion), Daniel Erlander

General Spirituality

• For Everything A Season:75 Blessings for Daily Life, The Nilsen Family

• What's So Amazing About Grace?, Philip Yancey

• Scripture Talk, Lyle Griner

• Heroes and Saints: More Stories of People Who Made a Difference, Max L. Christensen

• The Jesus I Never Knew, Philip Yancey

• Our Hope for Years to Come, Martin & Micah Marty

Divorce (Adults)

• When You are Facing Divorce, Jan Ansorge

• Healing the wounds of Divorce: A Spiritual Guide to Recovery, Barbara Leahy Shlemon

Divorce (Children & Family)

• Why Don't We Live Together Anymore?, Robin Price Monroe

Illness (Adults)

• Get Well Therapy, Clair Bradshaw, R.N.

• The Healing Presence, Thomas A. Droege

• A Caregiver's Survival Guide: How to Stay Healthy When Your Loved One Is Sick, Kay Marshall Strom

Grief (Adults)

• A Time to Mourn, A Time to Dance: Help for the Losses in Life

• Good Grief, Granger Westberg

• Five Cries of Grief, Merton & Irene Strommen

Grief (Children & Family)

• What Happened When Grandma Died, Peggy Barker

• Helping Children Grieve When Someone They Love Dies, Theresa Huntley